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    As late as '60s, Buddy Holly, Elvis, others helped dealers sell new cars
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    Connors was such a celebrity that when he came to town in 1961, the Lubbock Police Department provided security for him. Mears said, "I wasn't working yet when Betty White came in - that was before my time. I saw her up on top of the mezzanine." The entertainers never got down with the crowd at Womble, according to Mears' recollections. Full Article at Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
    I wasn't working yet when Betty White came in - that was before my time. I saw her up on top of the mezzanine.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
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As late as '60s, Buddy Holly, Elvis, others helped dealers sell new cars
  1. My dad was still the dealer then, and he kept us on the straight and narrow on a lot of things.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  2. This young salesman of ours, some way, got in with the Dallas cheerleaders and got a couple of them to come here. I don't even remember what their names were, but boy they were good looking.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  3. We hid all of our cars in warehouses. Then we taped up the show windows. On show day, we normally had 2,000 to 3,000 people come in that night.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  4. I miss the old days ... I miss the new-car showing, the entertaining people coming in. It was just a big, big deal.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  5. They stayed on the mezzanine all the time
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  6. We kept them hidden, and they were the biggest secret in the world.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago
  7. It was fascinating to see him.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2 months ago

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